Political tidbits: New Jewish numbers in Florida, Rahm Emanuel floated for Obama chief of staff

Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff in an Obama administration? Foxnews.com reports on the rumor.

Did Sarah Silverman swing Florida to Obama? Zack O’Malley Greenburg at Forbes has some polling data to support his "Silverman Hypothesis."

A new Qunnipiac University Florida poll has Obama up 69-26 among Jews. That’s down from his 77-20 margin a week and a half ago.This poll had 120 Jewish respondents and a margin of error of plus or minus 9 points.

Ambassador Marc Ginsburg says the whole Middle East is "rooting" for an Obama victory, in the Huffington Post.

The McCain campaign apologizes for mixing up their e-mail lists and sending out campaign fliers to some leaders of Jewish non-profit groups.

Al Franken and Norm Coleman get personal in the last debate of the Minnesota Senate race.

The Supreme Court hasn’t received much attention in this campaign, but Menachem Rosensaft writes in the Huffington Post that voters should pay attention because the election could have a huge impact on the court’s future.

The Republican Jewish Coalition has made its newspaper advertisements into fliers and is mailing them to voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, reports Talking Points Memo.